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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Review: The Two Gentlemen of Verona at curtainup.com/Berkshires by Chesley Plemmons

A perfect production of the Bard's comedy at the Tina Packer Playhouse

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Review: The Merchant of Venice at curtainup.com- Berkshires by Chesley Plemmons

A superbly staged and acted production of Shakespeare's controversial play at Shakespeare & Co.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Review: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at curtainup.com-Berkshires by Chesley Plemmons

Williams' poetry is intact as well as his wonderfully crafted dialogue, but it's not easy to ignore thinking that Brick and Skipper's relationship would hardly have caused such a tragedy tod…

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Review: Fiorello at curtainup.com -Berkshires by Chesley Plemmons

The Berkshire Theatre Group has mounted a lively production of this uniquely New York musical in their intimate Unicorn Theatre

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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Review: Comedy of Errors at curtainup.com/Berkshires by Chesley Plemmons

From start to finish, this is well-oiled, well played comedy, and at 90-minutes running time (no intermission), it's over sooner than one might wish

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Monday, July 28, 2014

Review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at curtainup.com/Berkshires by Chesley Plemmons

Yes, all the comedies, tragedies and histories make an appearance, albeit brief to the point of a nano second.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Review:The Mystery of Irma Vep at curtainup.com/Berkshires by Chesley Plemmons

Adapted for the Berkshire Group by Aaron Mar this is a hilarious mashup of classic scenes from famous movies and Victorian thrillers

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Review: These Paper Bullets at curtainup.com - Connecticut by Chesley Plemmons

Ripoffs, mash-ups and re-imaginings of works by the Bard are nothing new, but rarely has the marriage between the classic and the contemporary been such fun

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Review: The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls at curtainup.com - Connecticut by Chesley Plemmons

International fairy tales are twisted this way and that in Meg Miroshnik's mash-up of political metaphors, punk rock and classic folk tales

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Monday, December 19, 2011

Review: It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at curtainup.com-Connecticut by Chesley Plemmons

While it adds little to the warmth or sentiment of the original film, this makes for a diverting evening in the theater proving there is more than one way to skin a cat or say "Merry Christm…

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